takkin di talaw

Kankanaey

Etymology

From takki (“poop”) +‎ -n +‎ di (“of”) +‎ talaw (“star”)

Pronunciation

• (Standard Kankanaey) IPA^(key): /takˌkin di taˈlaw/ [tʌk̠̚ˌki̞n di̞ tʌˈlaʊ̯]
  • IPA^(key): (parts of Sabangan) /takˌkin di taˈraw/ [tʌk̠̚ˌki̞n di̞ tʌˈraʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aw
• Syllabification: tak‧kin di ta‧law

Noun

takkín di taláw

1. (astronomy) shooting star

   Synonym: dusdusnug

References

• Morice Vanoverbergh (1972) “Kankanay Religion (Northern Luzon, Philippines)”, in Anthropos‎^[1], volume 67, number 1/2 (in English and Kankanaey), Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, page 91